According to Abeer Mishkhas, the interview of Rania Al-Baz on the Oprah Winfrey show, which enraged many Saudis because it presented a very negative image of Saudi women, and made Saudi Arabia looks like “a country where the national sport is wife-beating!”, was supposed to be a part of another program about battered women around the world.

However, the producers of the show have taken the interview and included it in another show about women from around the world. So, in Abeer Mishkhas words, “the battered women of the world did not include a battered Saudi woman; rather a battered Saudi woman was presented as a representative of all Saudi women in a program about women in general.” I cannot understand how such a longstanding show can be so unprofessional sometimes.

Al-Riyadh daily newspaper, and many members of Al-Zaeem forums, said that Yasser Al-Qahtani, the striker of the Saudi national football team, has signed to join Al-Hilal team. If the deal is confirmed, this transfer will be the biggest in the history of Saudi football. The estimated transfer fee is about SR 23m (US$ 6.13m). UPDATE: Jasim Al-Yaqout, the president of Al-Qadesia, Al-Qahtani’s original team, told Al-Arabiya website that Yassir did not sign for Al-Hilal yet. Many rumors say that Al-Ittihad Club is also involved, and trying to sign the player. Al-Zaeem.net, the official website of Al-Hilal, is inaccessible since yesterday due to the overwhelming number of visitors who wanted to read more about this.

BBC: “Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US Prince Bandar bin Sultan, has resigned after more than 20 years in the post.”

NY Times: “The only thing that sets “Get Out, You Damned One” apart from other books in Arab stores is its author: Saddam Hussein.”

Husein Shubukshi cannot find any reason behind the decision that obliges any Saudi student wants to go to the university in the USA to join a two-weeks training at Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University. “It is not understandable what’s the purpose of such thing,” he said, especially that a large number of students who attended this said it was only a “waste of money and time.”

Adrants reports that Levi’s has placed several “Denim Monsters,” jeans placed in odd, artistic configurations, in Union Square in San Francisco. Check out the images.

Farooha is watching the surprisingly growing patriotism in Saudi Arabia. And, yes, it’s “alarmingly ironic” and depressing that “the guy that works at the “Proud 2B Saudi” booth, isn’t even near being a Saudi himself.” (!!)